There are lots of things to like about Vroomie Froomie, like his willingness to accept the fact that people are inclined to question his performances. Aside from me resenting him for leading a Tour which everyday becomes a little less exciting, he seems quite a likable guy; he is polite, respectful of the sport, wears team-issue bibs with his yellow jersey, his bike is only subtly yellow’d out, and he hasn’t publicly called anyone a c*nt that I’m aware of. That last point alone represents a refreshing change from last year.
When KRX10 and I worked together during the Dot-Bomb, we used to keep a miniature bike in our office, which we would use to do 6-corner time-trials around the office floor. I’m assuming someone must have made videos of those races and that they must have gone viral in Kenya, because it appears Froome modeled his position after ours on those tiny bikes.
I haven’t seen anyone ride in a position like his since Sean Kelly, except Sean always Looked Fantastic. His saddle is too low, his reach is too short, his back is too hunched, and his heels and elbows are pointed out like he’s trying to stomp on a Smurf. And, from the looks of his shoes, it appears he has been successful. I would very much appreciate it if he would sort himself out and attain a more pleasant position on the bike. I don’t care that he can make it go like a nutter; it’s an affront to my sense of aesthetics to see him hunched up like a spider humping a lightbulb.
And everyone knows that Science has proven spiders to be icky on account of having too many appendages.
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@Nate yeah, a pair of tubulars. Best thing to win when I was a kid racing as they cost about 50 plus bucks even back in the '80's. Expensive for a 16 year old kid for sure!
@wiscot
Fact is, Italians can not like French riders.
@Pedale.Forchetta
Comes down to style.
@Buck Rogers
You're totally splitting hares and talking turkey there mate...
Defending flights of fancy isn't my style, but careful re-reading of my beery-dreamy pre-apocalyptic words leads me to these new, even beerier words: where, exactly, did I say/suggest/imply/hint or assume that Hinault 'let' Lemond win? I said I wish he'd 'stuffed him', as in the dumpster, or possibly as a lesser...um...yes...'turkey'. He failed, and I think cycling paid for this failure in the long run. For this, I believe even Merckx weeps.
@starclimber
Wait, are we supposed to read your posts before snapping to conclusions?
Well, no, not if they're posted here, for merckxsakes...get a grip, man!
@frank
Yeah, seriously, I always stop reading after about the second sentence of any post so you need to make your point up front or I am not responsible for anything I say about what you said after that point.
You really expect anyone to read more than two sentences???
Although, in your defense, I just reread your first two sentences and you never actually did saw anything about "letting" LeMan win. Oh well, fuck it, how else are we supposed to gets things worked up around here!
@brett
Jesus, death by puns! But I give you credit, they were very well played and I deserved that!
@Steampunk the gear was 38*28